The Maritime Executive
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U.S. Navy Test-Launches an Iranian Drone Clone From a Ship's Helideck
Iran has perfected the high-volume, low-cost suicide drone with the Shahed-136, a small piston-engined one way attack drone used b...
Port of NY/NJ Reaches Landmark Agreement Extending Maher Terminals Lease
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced a new agreement that it is calling a landmark as it prepares for the long-...
Report: White House Solicits U.S. Oil Firms' Interest in Venezuelan Assets
After the U.S. Coast Guard seized a sanctioned tanker carrying Venezuelan crude off Trinidad last week, the regime of Venezuelan d...
Damen Delivers New Tugs to the Fairplay Towage Group and Louis Meyer
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] On 21 November, Damen Shipyards Group delivered three new tugs, consisting of an RSD Tug 2513 named Fa...
Austal Defense Finalized $680M First Government Contract
Austal announced on Thursday, December 18, that the contract for the Australian Army’s new Landing Craft Medium has been officiall...
Aging Freighter Sinks at Anchor in Puerto Montt
A derelict freighter has partially sunk at anchor in Puerto Montt, Chile, creating a risk of possible diesel pollution in a pristi...
Construction Order Placed for First Autonomous, Wind-Powered Cargo Ship
A California-based startup called Clippership, working with a team of established leaders in the maritime community, reports it ha...
Port Everglades, FCCA and Holland America Line to Host Holiday Party
[By: Port Everglades] The stockings were hung from the bow with care aboard the Holland America Line's Nieuw Statendam on December...
Improperly Secured Lithium-ion Battery Cargo Caused Cargo Ship Fire
Two years after a cargo ship crossing the northern Pacific experienced two cargo hold fires, the National Transportation Safety Bo...
Two Teenagers Missing After Swimming Out to Play on Shipwreck
Two teenagers have disappeared after swimming out to examine a dangerous shipwreck on the shores of Ventanilla, a beachside town n...